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1. MIANO. DISPLAY FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16, 191B.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

ATTORNEY-s NICHOLAS JOSEPH lv'IIANO, OF JAMAICA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO UNIVERSAL FIXTURE CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N, Y., A CORPORATION 033 NEVT YORK.

DISPLAY-FIXTURE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NICHOEAS Mmno, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jamaica, in the borough and county of Queens, Long Island, State of NewYork, have inven'ted certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Fixtures, of which the following is specification. This invention has relation to that class'of display fixtures embodying a plurality of vertical frames pivoted on vertical axes at their inner vertical edges in spaced relation whereby the frames may each be swung toward either side in the manner of a book or album to'expose both faces of the frames. The object of the present invention is to so construct each of these frames that it shall be adapted to receive and hold in an upright position one or more drawing boards, the Construction being such that each of the boards may be removed and returned to position without the manipulation of any fastening devices, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

in the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view in miniature of a complete fixture. I

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof enlarged.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view of the fixture taken on the line IIIIII of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical transverse sectional view of one of the frames, taken on the same line as Fig. 3, and showing the.

manner of mounting the boards in the frame.

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the lower outer corner of one of the frames.

In the drawing,'a designates the usual supporting rails, Z) the usual inner posts of the frames pivotally mounted in said rails a, 0 the top and bottom bars of the frame, (Z the outer vertical bars of the frame.

The bars 0 consist of metal channels, the upper bar having its channel side facing downwardly and the lower bar in the reverse position, so that the two channels face each other. Two drawing boards 6 are mounted in each of these pairs of channel bars, the lower edges of the boards resting in the channel of the lower bar and the upper edges of the boards extending into the channel of the upper bar far enough to have a substantial engagement with the depending Josern Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV, 25, 1919, Application filed October 16, 1918. seriaino. 258,404.

flanges thereof but at'a distance below the transverse web of the upper channel bar. To remove either one of the boards it is simply necessary to raise't-he board vertically far enough for its lower edge to'pass over the top edge of the lower channel bar, and then pull the lower end of the board outwardly, as shown in Fig/ l, whereupon. the upper edge of the board may be'released from the upper channel bar by a downward movement'of the board. The channel of the up-' per bar is deeper than the channel of the lower bar to permit the board to be raised sufficiently to free its lower end from the lower channel bar and is sufficiently wide to permit the necessary lateralmovement of the board. To facilitate the placing of the boards in the channels, and their removal. therefrom, each board is provided at its lower edge with a flexible tab or finger loop f.

To brace and support the outer edge of the frame, a strut wire or cable 9 is provided, this wire extending from the lower outer corner of the frame to the upper inner corner thereof, and being located in the plane of the longitudinal centers of the two channel bars, so that in addition to preventing the frame sagging this strut member serves virtually to divide the channel bars into two compartments, one for, each board, and to prevent tilting or displacement of one board when the other is removed.

It will be observed that with the construction I have described and illustrated,-the boards may be readily inserted into the frames as well as removed therefrom without manipulating any clamping or other fastening devices, the construction being such that gravity alone is relied upon to hold the boards in their proper displayposition. This construction will be particularly ad vantageous where it is desired to display for 7 ready inspection a plurality or multiplicity of boards containing maps or drawings in the course of preparation, each of the boards being readily removable so that from time to time they may be removed and placed on the upper channel being deeper than the 7 lower channel, a pair of drawing boards arranged back to back and having their lower edges gravitationally I resting within the lower channel and the1r upper edges extending part Way into the upper channel, and a I divisional strut member lying between the boards and extending from the upper inner corner of the frame corner thereof. V v

, 2. In a display fixture, the combination of to the lower outer a support, a laterally swinging rectangular frame the top and bottom members of which are; provided with vertically extending pm- I jecting portions at the edges thereof, the

projecting portions on the top member beingof greater height than the projecting portions on the lower inembena brace mem ber extending from top to bottom of the frame in a plane between the pro ect ng portions on the members, anda pair of indeplace by the brace member and the projecting portions at oneside of the top and bot jecting portions at the edges thereof, the projecting portions on the top member being of greater height than the projecting portions on the lower member,--a brace mem-- ber extending from top to bottom of the frame in a plane between therprojecting portions on the members, a pair of independent display-holding boards removably mounted in the frame at opposite sides of the brace member, each board being: held in place by the brace member and the projecting'portions atone side of the top and bottom members, and a finger piece secured toeach board adjacent the lower ends of the boards. 7

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

. NICHOLAS JOSEPH MIA'NOQ 

